me encanta el pollo
/me enkanta el poʝo/from spelling rules
In Spanish, "I love chicken" is expressed as me encanta el pollo.
The phrase is used to express a strong liking for chicken as a food.
Which one should you use?
While amo el pollo is grammatically possible, me encanta el pollo is the much more natural and common way to express a strong liking for food.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase is structured such that el pollo is the subject that performs the action of "enchanting" the speaker. It literally translates to "it enchants me the chicken."
What mistakes should you avoid?
English speakers often mistakenly say encanto el pollo by translating "I love" directly, but encantar requires the indirect object pronoun me to mean "I love it".
Did you know?
- While pollo means chicken, in some Latin American slang, pollo is used to describe someone who is naive or easily fooled.
- The word pollo comes from the Latin word pullus, which originally referred to any young animal rather than specifically a bird.
- In Spanish, the verb encantar is used for things you love, but using it for a person can sometimes imply a romantic or magical attraction.
Examples in context
- Me encanta el pollo.I love chicken.This sentence is useful for expressing that you love chicken using the form me encanta el pollo.Tatoeba #620206 by Shishir, translation #620111 by ulyssemc1
- ¡Adoro el pollo! Me vuelve loco(a) su sabor delicioso. Realmente me chifla la forma en que se prepara en mi país.I adore chicken! Its delicious flavor drives me crazy. I'm really crazy about how it's prepared in my country.
- Me encanta el pollo con arroz.I love chicken with rice.
Example conversation
Alejandro and Elena are looking at a restaurant menu.
- AlejandroMira, tienen pollo con arroz.Look, they have chicken with rice.
- Elena¡Qué bien! Me encanta el pollo.Great! I love chicken.
- AlejandroYo también voy a pedir eso.I am going to order that too.
- ElenaPerfecto, pidamos dos platos.Perfect, let's order two plates.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries el, me, pollo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
